GOOD GRIEF...

Grief...it's an inevitable part of life. It comes in many forms and for varying reasons. We grieve when someone that we love moves away. We grieve when we lose a job unexpectedly. We grieve if we lose our possessions due to a fire or robbery. We grieve when someone hurts us and...the one thing that we will all experience is the grief from loss of a loved one. It's the ABSOLUTE inevitable part of life; the part we kind of don't want to deal with. What do we do when it comes?

Believe it or not, shedding the emotions from losing a loved one is healthy. We may feel that we should move on, get over it, stop crying, stop being angry... Guess what, the emotions come in all stages and at the most unexpected times.

Good GRIEF, you may be saying...do we really have to go through this? The answer is yes. The healthy way to grieve is to allow it; get it out. Don't rush it.

We may have lost someone twenty years ago. While it may not be considered to be healthy to continue crying everyday, you may cry out of the blue due to a memory of them. That is okay. You may have lost someone yesterday and didn't shed a tear. Give it time. Take the time as I've said in many other blogs, "just be." Be in it, feel it...

Grief can be very uncomfortable. Try not to force it, stifle it or hold back. If you consciously allow it to flow and feel your pain, it will gradually lift and you will begin to fell better. You won't forget about them but the pain won't be as great.

This may not be the easiest of topics to read about but we all go through it and sometimes we may need a little reminder that it is ok.

If you're angry today and sad tomorrow, it's ok. If you're laughing and happen to feel guilty about it, that's normal. If you're wondering why you haven't cried, that's normal. If you cry yourself to sleep tonight and feel great the next day, that is fine. Let it flow. Grieve in your own way and at your own pace.

If you happen to feel like it has lasted too long for you or that you are not functioning properly during your day to day routine, it is also ok to seek help; someone to talk to. There is nothing wrong with getting support as you grieve. It's healthy.

You will have grief, it will come. Take hold to it, allow it, be in it, breathe and "just be".

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#beblessedandbewell

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